1997 Survey of Doctorate Recipients
Question No. Question Text SESTAT Variable SAS Name
A01 Were you working for pay (or profit) during the week of April 15, [survey year]?  A_JOB_STATUS_EMPLOYED_IND WRKG
A02 Did you look for work at anytime during the four weeks preceding April 15?  A_JOB_STATUS_LOOKING_FOR_WRK_IND LOOKWK
A03.1 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "Retired")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_RETIRED NWRET
A03.1.YY What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Year Retired, for those who marked "Retired")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_RETIRED_YR NWRTYR
A03.2 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "On layoff from a job")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_LAYOFF NWLAY
A03.3 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "Student")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_STUDENT NWSTU
A03.4 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "Family responsibilities")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_FAMILY NWFAM
A03.5 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "Chronic illness or permanent disability")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_ILL_DISABLE NWILL
A03.6 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "Suitable job not available")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_JOB_NOT_AVAIL NWOCNA
A03.7 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "Did not need or want to work")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_NO_NEED NWNOND
A03.8 What were the reasons for not working during the week of April 15? (Marked "Other")  A_JOB_NOT_WRKNG_REAS_OTHR NWOT
A04.MM In what month and year did you last work for pay (or profit)?  C_JOB_LAST_WRKD_MO LWMN
A04.NEVER NEVER worked for pay (or profit)  A_JOB_NEVER_WORKED_IND LWNVR
A04.YY In what month and year did you last work for pay (or profit)?  C_JOB_LAST_WRKD_YR LWYR
A06 This variable is a recode produced for public use. See variable documentation for recode algorithm.  C_JOB_LAST_JOB_CAT_PUB OCLSTPB
A06 Using the JOB CODES, choose the code that BEST describes the work you were doing on your last job.  C_JOB_LAST_JOB_CAT_RPTD OCLSTX
A06 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_LAST_OCC_GRP_MAJOR OCMLST
A06 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_LAST_OCC_GRP_MINOR OCNLST
A07 Counting all jobs held during the week of April 15, were you employed full-time or part-time?  A_JOB_STATUS_FULL_PART_TIME FPTIND
A08 (IF FEWER THAN 35 HOURS) During the week of April 15, did you want to work a full-time work week of 35 or more hours?  A_JOB_PT_WANT_FULL_TIME PTWTFT
A09.1 What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Marked "Retired of semi-retired")  C_JOB_PT_REAS_RETIRED PTRET
A09.1.YY What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Entered year of retirement)  C_JOB_PT_RETIRED_YR PTRETYR
A09.1YY Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_PT_RETIRED_YR_PUB PTRETYP
A09.2 What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Marked "Student")  C_JOB_PT_REAS_STUDENT PTSTU
A09.3 What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Marked "Family responsibilities")  C_JOB_PT_REAS_FAMILY PTFAM
A09.4 What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Marked "Chronic illness or permanent disability")  C_JOB_PT_REAS_ILL_DISABLE PTILL
A09.5 What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Marked "Suitable full-time job not available")  C_JOB_PT_REAS_JOB_NOT_AVAIL PTOCNA
A09.6 What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Marked "Did not need or want to work full-time")  C_JOB_PT_REAS_NO_NEED PTNOND
A09.7 What were your reasons for working part-time rather than full-time during the week of April 15? (Marked "Other")  C_JOB_PT_REAS_OTHR PTOT
A10 Although you were working during the week of April 15, had you previously RETIRED from any position?  B_JOB_RETIRED_PREVLY_IND FTPRET
A10.1.YY Although you were working during the week of April 15, had you previously RETIRED from any position? (Marked "Yes" and entered year)  B_JOB_RETIRED_PREVLY_YR FTPRTYR
A10YY Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  B_JOB_RETIRED_PREVLY_YR_PUB FTPRTYP
A12 Thinking about your April [survey year] employer's main business, under which of the following categories does that employer's main business BEST fit?  E_JOB_EMPLR_BUSINESS EMBUS
A13 Counting all locations where this employer operated, how many people worked for your April [survey year] employer. Your best estimate is fine.  E_JOB_EMPLR_SIZE EMSIZE
A14 Did your April [survey year] employer come into being as a new business within the past 5 years?  E_JOB_EMPLR_NEW_BUSINESS NEWBUS
A15 Was your employer - . . .  E_JOB_EMPLR_NON_EDUC_INST_TYPE NEDTP
A16 Was your principal employer an educational institution?  E_JOB_EMPLR_EDUC_INST_IND EMED
A17 Was the educational institution - . . .  E_JOB_EMPLR_EDUC_INST_TYPE EDTP
A18 What was your faculty rank?  E_JOB_EMPLR_EDUC_INST_FACULTY_RANK FACRANK
A19 What was your tenure status?  E_JOB_EMPLR_EDUC_INST_TENURE_STAT TENSTA
A20.1 Did any of the following apply to your relationship with your principal employer during the week of April 15, [survey year]? ("Response to "Self-employed')  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_SELFEMP ALTSELF
A20.2 Did any of the following apply to your relationship with your principal employer during the week of April 15, [survey year]? ("Response to "Employer contracted out your services to....  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_CONTRACT_OUT ALTOUT
A20.3 Did any of the following apply to your relationship with your principal employer during the week of April 15, [survey year]? ("Response to "Working through a temp or employment age....  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_TEMP ALTTEMP
A20.4 Did any of the following apply to your relationship with your principal employer during the week of April 15, [survey year]? ("Response to "Working on an 'as needed', 'seasonal' or....  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_SEASONAL ALTSEAS
A20.5 Did any of the following apply to your relationship with your principal employer during the week of April 15, [survey year]? ("Response to "Job sharing')  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_SHARING ALTSHARE
A20.6 Did any of the following apply to your relationship with your principal employer during the week of April 15, [survey year]? ("Response to "Working from home 50% or more of work ti....  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_HOME ALTHOME
A20.7 Did any of the following apply to your relationship with your principal employer during the week of April 15, [survey year]? ("Response to "Some other alternative or temporary work....  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_ELSE ALTELSE
A21 Did you have an alternative or temporary work arrangement the week of April 15 [survey year]?  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELAT_ANY ALTANY
A22.1 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Schedule flexibility')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_FLEX ALTFLEX
A22.2 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Only type of work I could find')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_TYPE ALTTYPE
A22.3 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Gain experience that may lead to a permanent job'....  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_EXPERIENCE ALTEXP
A22.4 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Better pay')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_PAY ALTPAY
A22.5 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Family-related reasons')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_FAMILY ALTFAM
A22.6 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'In school or some type of training program')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_TRAINING ALTTRAIN
A22.7 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Enjoy being my own boss')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_OWNBOSS ALTBOSS
A22.8 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Employer changed my status to temporary')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_STATUS ALTSTAT
A22.9 (IF YES) What were your reasons for having an alternative or temporary work arrangement during the week of April 15? (Response to 'Other reason')  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREAS_OTHER ALTOTHR
A23.1 Which factor represents your main reason for holding alternative or temporary employment or being self-employed?  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREASON_PRIMARY ALTPRI
A23.2 Which factor represents your second most important reason for holding alternative or temporary employment or being self-employed?  E_JOB_EMPLR_ALTREASON_SECONDARY ALTSEC
A24 If you could have any type of working arrangement you wanted, would your first choice be…  E_JOB_EMPLR_RELATION_WORK_WANT WORKWANT
A25.1 Concerning your principal job during the week of April 15, [survey year], were any of the following benefits available to you, even if you chose not to take them? (Response to "Hea....  E_JOB_EMPLR_BENEFITS_HEALTHINS JOBINS
A25.2 Concerning your principal job during the week of April 15, [survey year], were any of the following benefits available to you, even if you chose not to take them? (Response to "Pen....  E_JOB_EMPLR_BENEFITS_PENSION JOBPENS
A25.3 Concerning your principal job during the week of April 15, [survey year], were any of the following benefits available to you, even if you chose not to take them? (Response to "Pro....  E_JOB_EMPLR_BENEFITS_PROFIT_SHARING JOBPROFT
A25.4 Concerning your principal job during the week of April 15, [survey year], were any of the following benefits available to you, even if you chose not to take them? (Response to "Pai....  E_JOB_EMPLR_BENEFITS_VACATION JOBVAC
A27 This variable is a recode produced for public use. See variable documentation for recode algorithm.  B_JOB_CAT_PUB OCPRPB
A27 Using the JOB CODES, choose the code that BEST describes the work you were doing on your principal job during the week of April 15  B_JOB_CAT_RPTD OCPRX
A27 Derived within SESTAT from information reported on the questionnaires or other sources. See variable documentation for recode algorithm.  B_JOB_OCC_GRP_MAJOR OCPRMG
A27 Derived within SESTAT from information reported on the questionnaires or other sources. See variable documentation for recode algorithm.  B_JOB_OCC_GRP_MINOR OCPRNG
A28 Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  F_JOB_MGR_EXEC_IND MGRIND
A29.1 Did your duties on this job require technical expertise equivalent to at least a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, math, or the natural sciences?  F_JOB_MGR_TECH_EXPERTSE_PHYS_SCI MGRNAT
A29.2 Did your duties on this job require technical expertise equivalent to at least a bachelor's degree in the social sciences?  F_JOB_MGR_TECH_EXPERTSE_SOCIAL_SCI MGRSOC
A29.3 Did your duties on this job require technical expertise of a bachelor's degree or higher in some other field (for example, health or business)  F_JOB_MGR_TECH_EXPERTSE_OTHER MGROTH
A30 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  B_JOB_POSTDOC_APPT_IND PDIX
A30 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  B_JOB_POSTDOC_APPT_IND_PUB PDI
A31.1 What were your reasons for taking this postdoc? (Response to 'Additional training in PhD field'')  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REAS_TRAINING PDTRAIN
A31.2 What were your reasons for taking this postdoc? (Response to 'Training in an area outside of PhD field')  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REAS_OUTSIDE PDTROUT
A31.3 What were your reasons for taking this postdoc? (Response to 'Work with a specific person or place')  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REAS_PEOPLE PDPERPL
A31.4 What were your reasons for taking this postdoc? (Response to 'Other employment not available')  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REAS_NOEMPLOYMENT PDEMPL
A31.5 What were your reasons for taking this postdoc? (Response to 'Postdoc generally expected for acreer in the field')  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REAS_EXPECTED PDEXPECT
A31.6 What were your reasons for taking this postdoc? (Response to 'Some other reason')  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REAS_OTHER PDOTHER
A32.1 What was your MOST important reason for taking this postdoc?  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REASON_PRIMARY PDPRI
A32.2 What was your SECOND MOST important reason for taking this postdoc?  B_JOB_POSTDOC_REASON_SECONDARY PDSEC
A33.MM During what month and year did you start this job, (that is, your principal job held during the week of April 15, [survey year])?  B_EMPLOYED_MONTH STRTMN
A33.YY During what month and year did you start this job, (that is, your principal job held during the week of April 15, [survey year])?  B_EMPLOYED_YEAR STRTYR
A34 In some occupational areas, licensing or certification is recommended or required. As of the week of April 15, were you licensed or certified in your occupation?  F_JOB_LICENSED_CERTIFIED_IND OCLIC
A35 To what extent was your work on your principal job held during the week of April 15 related to your highest degree field? Was it-- . . .  B_JOB_RELTD_TO_DEGREE OCEDRLP
A36.1 Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area OUTSIDE OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE FIELD? (Response to "Pay, promotion opportunities")  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_PAY_OR_PROMOT NRPAY
A36.2 Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area OUTSIDE OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE FIELD? (Response to "Working conditions (hours, equipment, working environment")  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_WRKNG_CONDS NRCON
A36.3 Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area OUTSIDE OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE FIELD? (Response to "Job location")  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_LOC NRLOC
A36.4 Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area OUTSIDE OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE FIELD? (Response to "Change in career or professional interests")  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_CAREER_CHG NRCHG
A36.5 Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area OUTSIDE OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE FIELD? (Response to "Family-related reasons")  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_FAMILY NRFAM
A36.6 Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area OUTSIDE OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE FIELD? (Response to "Job in highest degree field not available")  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_JOB_NOT_AVAIL NROCNA
A36.7 Did these factors influence your decision to work in an area OUTSIDE OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE FIELD? (Response to "Other reason")  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REAS_OTHR NROT
A37.1 Which factor ...represents your MOST important reason for working in an area outside of your HIGHEST degree field?  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REASON_PRIMRY NRREA
A37.2 Which factor ...represents your SECOND MOST important reason for working in an area outside of your HIGHEST degree field?  B_JOB_OUTSIDE_FLD_REASON_SECOND NRSEC
A38.01 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Accounting, finance, contracts")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_ACCTNG WAACC
A38.02 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Applied research...")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_APPLIED_RSCH WAAPRSH
A38.03 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Basic research...")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_BASIC_RSCH WABRSH
A38.04 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Computer applications, programming, systems development")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_COMPUTER WACOM
A38.05 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Development...")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_DEVELOPMT WADEV
A38.06 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Design of equipment, processes, structures, models")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_DESIGN WADSN
A38.07 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Employee relations..")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_PERSONNEL WAEMRL
A38.08 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Management and administration")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_MGT WAMGMT
A38.09 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Production, operations, maintenance...")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_PRODUCTN WAPROD
A38.10 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Professional services (health care, financial services, legal....  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_PROF_SERV WASVC
A38.11 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Sales, purchasing, marketing")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_SALES WASALE
A38.12 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Quality, productivity management")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_QUAL_MGT WAQM
A38.13 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Teaching")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_TEACH WATEA
A38.14 Did... work activities occupy 10 percent or more of your time during the TYPICAL work week for this job? (Response to "Other")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTVTY_OTHR WAOT
A39.1 On which TWO activities..., did you work the most hours during a typical week on this job? (Response to "Activity MOST hours")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTIVITY_PRIMRY WAPRI
A39.1 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  F_JOB_WRK_ACTIVITY_PRIMRY_SUMRY WAPRSM
A39.2 On which TWO activities..., did you work the most hours during a typical week on this job? (Response to "Activity SECOND MOST hours")  F_JOB_WRK_ACTIVITY_SECONDARY WASEC
A39.2 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  F_JOB_WRK_ACTIVITY_SECONDARY_SUMRY WASCSM
A40 Thinking back to when you completed your highest degree, would you say your work during a TYPICAL week on this principal job is…  F_JOB_WRK_EXPECTED EXPECTED
A41 Did you supervise the work of others as part of this job?  F_JOB_SUPERVISE_WRK_IND SUPWK
A42.1 How many people did you typically -- (supervise DIRECTLY)  F_JOB_SUPERVISE_NUM_DIR SUPDIR
A42.1 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  F_JOB_SUPERVISE_NUM_DIR_PUB SPDIRP
A42.2 How many people did you typically -- (supervise through subordinate supervisors)  F_JOB_SUPERVISE_NUM_INDIR SUPIND
A42.2 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  F_JOB_SUPERVISE_NUM_INDIR_PUB SPINDP
A43 Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  H_JOB_SALARY_ANN SALARY
A43 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  H_JOB_SALARY_ANN_PUB SALARP
A44 During a typical week on this job, how many hours did you usually work?  B_PRINCIPAL_JOB_WKLY_HRS HRSWK
A45 Including paid vacation and paid sick leave, upon how many weeks per year was your salary based?  B_PRINCIPAL_JOB_WEEKS WKSWK
A45 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  B_PRINCIPAL_JOB_WEEKS_PUB WKSWKP
A46 Was any of your work on this job supported by CONTRACTS OR GRANTS from the U.S. government during the week of April 15?  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPPORT_IND GOVSUP
A47.01 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Agency for International Development (AID)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_AID FSAID
A47.02 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Agriculture Department")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_AGRIC FSAGR
A47.03 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Commerce Department")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_CMRCE FSCOM
A47.04 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Defense Department (DOD)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_DEFENSE FSDOD
A47.05 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Department of Education (include NCES, OERI, FIPSE, FIRST)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_EDUC FSDED
A47.06 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Energy Department (DOE)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_ENERGY FSDOE
A47.07 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_EPA FSEPA
A47.08 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Health and Humans Services Department (excluding NIH)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_HHS FSHHS
A47.09 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Interior Department")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_INTERIOR FSINT
A47.10 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_NASA FSNASA
A47.11 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "National Institutes of Health (NIH)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_NIH FSNIH
A47.12 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "National Science Foundation (NSF)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_NSF FSNSF
A47.13 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Transportation Department (DOT)")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_TRANSPORT FSDOT
A47.14 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Other")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPP_OTHR FSOT
A47.15 Which Federal agencies or departments were supporting your work? (Marked or entered "Don't Know Source Agency")  I_JOB_GOV_AGCY_SUPPORT_DONT_KNOW FSDK
A48 How would you rate your overall satisfaction with the job you held during the week of April 15, [survey year]?  F_JOB_SATISFACTION_OVERALL JOBSATIS
A49 During the week of April 15, did you hold a second job (or business), including part-time, evening or weekend work?  C_JOB_2ND_JOB_IND OCSI
A51 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_2ND_JOB_CAT_PUB OCSPB
A51 Using the JOB CODES, choose the code that BEST describes the work you were doing on your second job during the week of April 15.  C_JOB_2ND_JOB_CAT_RPTD OCSX
A51 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_2ND_JOB_OCC_GRP_MAJOR OCSMG
A51 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_2ND_JOB_OCC_GRP_MINOR OCSNG
A52 To what extent was your work on this second job related to your HIGHEST degree field? Was it - . . .  C_JOB_2ND_JOB_RELTD_TO_DEGREE OCSEDRL
A53 Turning now to [previous year], including paid vacation and paid sick leave, how many weeks did you work in [previous year]?  C_JOB_WEEKS_WORKED WKSPYR
A53.NONE Turning now to [previous year], including paid vacation and paid sick leave, how many weeks did you work in [previous year]? (Marked box labeled "NONE")  C_JOB_WEEKS_WORKED_NONE WKWRPYR
A54 During the weeks you worked in the year prior to the survey year, how many hours a week did you usually work?  C_JOB_WEEKLY_HOURS_WORKED HRSPYR
A55 Counting all jobs held, what was your TOTAL EARNED income, BEFORE deductions for the previous year?  H_JOB_TOTAL_INCOME EARN
A55 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  H_JOB_TOTAL_INCOME_PUB EARNPB
A55.NONE Counting all jobs held, what was your TOTAL EARNED income, BEFORE deductions for the previous year? (Marked box "No Earned Income in [prior year]")  H_JOB_TOTAL_INCOME_NONE EARNNO
A56 What was your total HOUSEHOLD income before deductions for 1996?  H_JOB_HOUSEHOLD_INCOME HHINC
A56 What was your total HOUSEHOLD income before deductions for 1996?  H_JOB_HOUSEHOLD_INCOME_PUB HHINCP
A56.NONE What was your total HOUSEHOLD income before deductions for 1996? (Marked box "No Household Income in 1996")  H_JOB_HOUSEHOLD_INCOME_NONE HHINCNO
B01 The wording of this question differs across survey years. Please consult the section below labeled "Quality and other technical information for this item:"  D_JOB_EMPLOYED_IND WRKGP
B02 (IF YES) During these two time periods - the week of April 15 [2 years prior to the survey year], and April 15, [survey year] -- were you working for…  D_JOB_SAME_EMPLOYER_JOB EMSMI
B03.1 Did these factors influence your decision to change employers or occupations between April (of 2 years ago) and the current survey date? (Marked "Pay, promotion opportunities")  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_PAY_OR_PROMOT CHPAY
B03.2 Did these factors influence your decision to change employers or occupations between April (of 2 years ago) and the current survey date? (Marked "Working conditions (hours, equipme....  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_WRKNG_CONDS CHCON
B03.3 The wording of this question differs across survey years. Please consult the section below labeled "Quality and other technical information for this item:"  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_LOCATN CHLOC
B03.4 The wording of this question differs across survey years. Please consult the section below labeled "Quality and other technical information for this item:"  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_CAREER_CHG CHCHG
B03.5 The wording of this question differs across survey years. Please consult the section below labeled "Quality and other technical information for this item:"  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_FAMILY CHFAM
B03.6 Did these factors influence your decision to change employers or occupations between April (of 2 years ago) and the current survey date? (Marked "School-related reasons...")  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_SCHOOL_RELTD CHSCH
B03.7 The wording of this question differs across survey years. Please consult the section below labeled "Quality and other technical information for this item:"  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_LAID_OFF CHLAY
B03.8 Did these factors influence your decision to change employers or occupations between April (of 2 years ago) and the current survey date? (Marked "Retired")  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_RETIRED CHRET
B03.9 The wording of this question differs across survey years. Please consult the section below labeled "Quality and other technical information for this item:"  D_JOB_CHG_REAS_OTHR CHOT
C01 How concerned are you that you might lose your job in the next 12 months?  I_JOB_LOSE_CONCERNED LOSEJOB
C02 How concerned are you that someone in your household, other than you, might lose their job in the next 12 months?  I_JOB_HOUSEHOLD_LOSE_CONCERNED HHLOSE
C02.NONE How concerned are you that someone in your household, other than you, might lose their job in the next 12 months? (Marked box "No Other Working Adult in Household")  I_JOB_HOUSEHOLD_NO_OTHER_ADULT_WORKING HHLOSENO
C03 Have you ever been offered a buy-out or what is often called "early retirement"-that is, a cash settlement to induce employees to voluntarily give up a job?  I_JOB_OFFERED_BUYOUT BUYOUT
C04 Since completing your first bachelor's degree, have you ever lost or left a job because your employer closed, moved, or underwent restructuring, downsizing, or major layoffs?  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_DOWNSIZED DOWNSIZE
C05.1 (If Lost or Left Job) For which of the following reasons did you lose or leave that job (or jobs)? (Response to "My self-operated business ended")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_REASON_SELF_END LOSESELF
C05.2 (If Lost or Left Job) For which of the following reasons did you lose or leave that job (or jobs)? (Response to "My company/facility/agency closed down")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_REASON_CLOSED LOSECLOS
C05.3 (If Lost or Left Job) For which of the following reasons did you lose or leave that job (or jobs)? (Response to "My company/facility/agency moved to another location")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_REASON_MOVED LOSEMOVE
C05.4 (If Lost or Left Job) For which of the following reasons did you lose or leave that job (or jobs)? (Response to "Work or services were reorganized or restructured")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_REASON_REORGANIZED LOSEREOR
C05.5 (If Lost or Left Job) For which of the following reasons did you lose or leave that job (or jobs)? (Response to "Company/facility/agency taken over by another organization")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_REASON_TAKEOVER LOSETAKE
C05.6 (If Lost or Left Job) For which of the following reasons did you lose or leave that job (or jobs)? (Response to "Company/facility/agency had insufficient business/revenue/work")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_REASON_LACK_BUSINESS LOSEREV
C05.7 (If Lost or Left Job) For which of the following reasons did you lose or leave that job (or jobs)? (Response to "Some other reason")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_REASON_OTHER LOSEOTHR
C06 In what year did you lose or leave that job-if more than one, please answer for the most recent occurrence.  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_YEAR LOSEYR
C06 In what year did you lose or leave that job-if more than one, please answer for the most recent occurrence.  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_YEAR_PUB LOSEYRP
C07 From the time you actively BEGAN your search, about how many months did it take to find a new job?  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_TIME_FIND_NEW_JOB FINDTIME
C07.NONE From the time you actively BEGAN your search, about how many months did it take to find a new job? (Marked box "Have Not Found Another Job")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_TIME_FIND_NEW_JOB_ZERO FINDNO
C08.A Compared to the job you had, did your new job offer you significantly more, about the same, or significantly less in terms of: (Response to "Salary")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_NEWJOB_SALARY NEWSAL
C08.B Compared to the job you had, did your new job offer you significantly more, about the same, or significantly less in terms of: (Response to "Level of Responsibility")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_NEWJOB_RESPONSIBILITY NEWRESP
C08.C Compared to the job you had, did your new job offer you significantly more, about the same, or significantly less in terms of: (Response to "Utilizing knowledge or skills")  I_JOB_LAIDOFF_NEWJOB_SKILLS NEWSKILL
C09 If you had the chance to do it again, knowing what you do now, how likely is it that you would choose the same field of study for your highest degree?  D_JOB_SAME_FIELD_STUDY SAMEFLD
C10 During the past year, did you attend any professional society or association meetings or conferences?  D_JOB_PROF_ASSOC_ATTEND_MTNGS_IND PROMTGI
C11.NBR To how many national or international professional societies or associations do you currently belong? (Number)  D_JOB_PROF_ASSOC_MEMBRSHPS_NBR PRMBR
C11.NONE To how many national or international professional societies or associations do you currently belong?  D_JOB_PROF_ASSOC_MEMBRSHPS_NONE PRMBRNO
C11NBR Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  D_JOB_PROF_ASSOC_MEMBRSHPS_NBR_PUB PRMBRPB
C12 During the past year, did you attend any WORK-RELATED workshops, seminars, or other work-related training activities?  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_IND WKTRNI
C13.1 During the past year, in which... areas did you attend work-related workshops, seminars, other work-related training activities? (Response to "Management or supervisor training")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_MGT WTMGT
C13.1.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Management or supervisor training: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_MGT_DAYS WTMDAYS
C13.1.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Management or supervisor training: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_MGT_DAYS_GRP WTMDGP
C13.1.B During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Management or supervisor training: Paid for training yourself")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_MGT_PAID WTMPAY
C13.1.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Management or supervisor training: Number of training days you ....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_MGT_PAID_DAYS WTMDP
C13.1.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Management or supervisor training: Number of training days you ....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_MGT_PAID_DAYS_GRP WTMDPGP
C13.2 During the past year, in which... areas did you attend work-related workshops, seminars, other work-related training activities? (Response to "Technical training in my occupational....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_TECHNCL WTTECH
C13.2.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Training in your occupational field: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_TECHNCL_DAYS WTTDAYS
C13.2.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Training in your occupational field: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_TECHNCL_DAYS_GRP WTTDGP
C13.2.B During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Training in your occupational field: Paid for training yourself....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_TECHNCL_PAID WTTPAY
C13.2.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Training in your occupational field: Number of training days yo....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_TECHNCL_PAID_DAYS WTTDP
C13.2.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Training in your occupational field: Number of training days yo....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_TECHNCL_PAID_DAYS_GRP WTTDPGP
C13.3 During the past year, in which... areas did you attend work-related workshops, seminars, other work-related training activities? (Response to "General professional training...")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_GENL WTAPRF
C13.3.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "General professional training: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_GENL_DAYS WTADAYS
C13.3.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "General professional training: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_GENL_DAYS_GRP WTADGP
C13.3.B During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "General professional training: Paid for training yourself")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_GENL_PAID WTAPAY
C13.3.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "General professional training: Number of training days you paid....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_GENL_PAID_DAYS WTADP
C13.3.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "General professional training: Number of training days you paid....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_GENL_PAID_DAYS_GRP WTADPGP
C13.4 During the past year, in which... areas did you attend work-related workshops, seminars, other work-related training activities? (Response to "Other work-related training")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_OTHR WTOT
C13.4.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Other work-related training: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_OTHR_DAYS WTODAYS
C13.4.A During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Other work-related training: Number of days")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_OTHR_DAYS_GRP WTODGP
C13.4.B During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Other work-related training: Paid for training yourself")  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_OTHR_PAID WTOPAY
C13.4.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Other work-related training: Number of training days you paid f....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_OTHR_PAID_DAYS WTODP
C13.4.C During the past year, in which of the following areas did you attend work-related training activities? (Response to "Other work-related training: Number of training days you paid f....  G_JOB_TRAINING_WRK_RELTD_OTHR_PAID_DAYS_GRP WTODPGP
C14.1 For which of the following reasons did you attend training activities during the past year? (Response to "To facilitate a change in my occupational field")  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_CHG_OCCUPAT WTRCHG
C14.2 For which of the following reasons did you attend training activities during the past year? (Response to "To acquire FURTHER skills or knowledge in my occupational field")  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_ACQ_SKILL WTRSKL
C14.3 For which of the following reasons did you attend training activities during the past year? (Response to "For licensure/certification")  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_LICENSING WTRLIC
C14.4 For which of the following reasons did you attend training activities during the past year? (Response to "To increase opportunities for promotion/advancement/higher salary")  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_ADVANCEMT WTRADV
C14.5 For which of the following reasons did you attend training activities during the past year? (Response to "To learn skills or knowledge needed for a recently acquired position")  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_NEW_POS WTRNEW
C14.6 For which of the following reasons did you attend training activities during the past year? (Response to "Required or expected by employer")  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_EMPLR_REQ WTREM
C14.7 For which of the following reasons did you attend training activities during the past year? (Response to "Other")  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_OTHR WTROT
C15 What was your most important reason for attending training activities?  G_JOB_TRAINING_REAS_PRIMRY WTRSN
D01 Between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year], did you take any college or university courses?  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_IND CCAFDG
D03 During that time, toward what degree or certificate, if any, were you (or are you) working?  N_ED_WORK_DEGREE_SINCE_RECENT TCDRG
D03.NONE During that time, toward what degree or certificate, if any, were you (or are you) working? (Marked box for "NO SPECIFIC DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE")  N_ED_WORK_DEGREE_SINCE_RECENT_NONE TCDGNONE
D04 Between April of the previous survey year (2 years ago) and the current survey year, did you complete a degree or certificate?  N_ED_WORK_DEGREE_COMPLETED TCDGCMP
D04a MOST RECENT DEGREE: What type of degree did you receive?  M_ED_MR_DEGREE_TYPE MRDG
D04a HIGHEST DEGREE: What type of degree or certificate did you receive?  O_ED_HD_DEGREE_TYPE DGRDG
D04a What type of degree did you receive?  P_ED_2ND_HD_DEGREE_TYPE D2DG
D04a What type of degree did you receive?  Q_ED_3RD_HD_DEGREE_TYPE D3DG
D04a What type of degree did you receive?  R_ED_4TH_HD_DEGREE_TYPE D4DG
D04a What type of degree did you receive?  S_ED_5TH_HD_DEGREE_TYPE D5DG
D05.MM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Month")  J_ED_BA_DEGREE_AWARD_MO BAMN
D05.MM MOST RECENT DEGREE: In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Month")  M_ED_MR_DEGREE_AWARD_MO MRMN
D05.MM HIGHEST DEGREE: In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Month")  O_ED_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_MO HDMN
D05.MM In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Month")  P_ED_2ND_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_MO D2MN
D05.MM In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Month")  Q_ED_3RD_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_MO D3MN
D05.MM In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Month")  R_ED_4TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_MO D4MN
D05.MM In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Month")  S_ED_5TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_MO D5MN
D05.YY FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Year")  J_ED_BA_DEGREE_AWARD_YR BAYR
D05.YY MOST RECENT DEGREE: In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Year")  M_ED_MR_DEGREE_AWARD_YR MRYR
D05.YY HIGHEST DEGREE: In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Year")  O_ED_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR DGRYR
D05.YY In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Year")  P_ED_2ND_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR D2YR
D05.YY In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Year")  Q_ED_3RD_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR D3YR
D05.YY In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Year")  R_ED_4TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR D4YR
D05.YY In what month and year was this degree awarded? (Response to "Year")  S_ED_5TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR D5YR
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_ED_CAT BAMED
D07 FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: Using the EDUCATION CODES, select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s). (Response to Major field "Code")  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_ED_CAT_RPTD BAMEDX
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_ED_CAT MRMED
D07 MOST RECENT DEGREE: Using the EDUCATION CODES, select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s). (Response to Major field "Code")  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_ED_CAT_RPTD MRMEDX
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_ED_CAT TCED
D07 Using the EDUCATION CODES, choose the code that BEST describes your primary field of study during that time.  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_ED_CAT_RPTD TCEDX
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT DGRMED
D07 HIGHEST DEGREE: Using the EDUCATION CODES, choose the code that BEST describes your primary field of study?  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT_RPTD HDMEDX
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  P_ED_2ND_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT D2MED
D07 SECOND HIGHEST DEGREE: Using the EDUCATION CODES, choose the code that BEST describes your primary field of study?  P_ED_2ND_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT_RPTD D2MEDX
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT D3MED
D07 THIRD HIGHEST DEGREE: Using the EDUCATION CODES, choose the code that BEST describes your primary field of study?  Q_ED_3RD_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT_RPTD D3MEDX
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  R_ED_4TH_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT D4MED
D07 FOURTH HIGHEST DEGREE: Using the EDUCATION CODES, choose the code that BEST describes your primary field of study?  R_ED_4TH_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT_RPTD D4MEDX
D07 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT D5MED
D07 FIFTH HIGHEST DEGREE: Using the EDUCATION CODES, choose the code that BEST describes your primary field of study?  S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_ED_CAT_RPTD D5MEDX
D08.1 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "To acquire further education before beginning a caree....  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_BEGIN_CAREER TCCAR
D08.2 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "To prepare for graduate school")  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_PREP_GRAD_SCHL TCGRD
D08.3 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "To facilitate a change in my academic or occupational....  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_CHG_FLD TCCHG
D08.4 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "To acquire FURTHER skills or knowledge in my academic....  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_ACQ_SKILL TCSKL
D08.5 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "For licensure/certification")  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_LICENSING TCLIC
D08.6 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "To increase opportunities for promotion/advancement/h....  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_ADVANCEMT TCADV
D08.7 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "Required or expected by employer")  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_EMPR_REQ TCEM
D08.8 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "For leisure/personal interest")  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_PERSONL TCINT
D08.9 Reasons took college courses between completing your most recent degree and the week of April 15, [survey year]? (Response to "Other")  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_REAS_OTHR TCOT
D09 Were ANY of your school-related costs for taking college or university courses during this time paid for by an employer?  N_ED_MR_EMP_ASSISTANCE CCEP
E01 Did you receive your first U.S. doctoral degree any time between June 1990 and June 1996?  D_JOB_PHD_RECENT PHDRCNT
E02.1 Thinking back to when you began your doctoral program, what kind of work did you want to do after completing your doctorate? (Response to 'Teaching')  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_WANT_TEACHING PHDTEACH
E02.2 Thinking back to when you began your doctoral program, what kind of work did you want to do after completing your doctorate? (Response to 'Research')  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_WANT_RESEARCH PHDRES
E02.3 Thinking back to when you began your doctoral program, what kind of work did you want to do after completing your doctorate? (Response to 'Management/administration')  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_WANT_MANAGEMENT PHDMGAD
E02.4 Thinking back to when you began your doctoral program, what kind of work did you want to do after completing your doctorate? (Response to 'Professional practice')  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_WANT_PROFESSIONAL PHDPRO
E02.5 Thinking back to when you began your doctoral program, what kind of work did you want to do after completing your doctorate? (Response to 'Other')  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_WANT_OTHER PHDOTHER
E03 When you began your doctoral program, in what type of employment setting did you MOST want to work upon completing your doctorate?  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_DESIRED_EMPLOYMENT_SETTING PHDWANT
E04 How did you think a doctoral degree would help your career? Did you think it would…  D_JOB_PHD_HELP_CAREER PHDHELP
E05.A At the time you completed your doctorate, among those with your training and experience, would you say the job market for postdocs was…  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_MARKET_POSTDOC PHDMKPD
E05.B At the time you completed your doctorate, among those with your training and experience, would you say the job market for other than postdocs was…  D_JOB_PHD_JOB_MARKET_OTHER_THAN_POSTDOC PHDMKOT
E06 Between completing your doctorate and the week of April 15, have you held or accepted what you consider to be a 'career path' job?  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_IND PHDPATH
E07 Since completing your doctorate and the week of April 15, have you sourgh a 'career path' job?  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_SOUGHT PHDPS
E08 When did you begin working on that job? Was it…  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_WHEN_START PHDSTART
E09.1 To what extent, if at all, has or was your search for a career path job limited by.. (Response to 'Family responsibilities')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_LIMITED_FAMILY PHDFAM
E09.2 To what extent, if at all, has or was your search for a career path job limited by.. (Response to 'Spouse's career or employment')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_LIMITED_SPOUSE PHDSP
E09.3 To what extent, if at all, has or was your search for a career path job limited by.. (Response to 'Debt burden from undergraduate or graduate degrees')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_LIMITED_DEBT PHDDEBT
E09.4 To what extent, if at all, has or was your search for a career path job limited by.. (Response to 'Desire to not relocate or move to place of job')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_LIMITED_RELOCATE PHDMOVE
E09.5 To what extent, if at all, has or was your search for a career path job limited by.. (Response to 'Suitable job not available')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_LIMITED_NO_JOB PHDNA
E09.6 To what extent, if at all, has or was your search for a career path job limited by.. (Response to 'Other')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_LIMITED_OTHER PHDPTHO
E10.01 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Faculty or advisors')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_FACULTY PATHFA
E10.02 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Professional recruiters such as head hu....  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_RECRUITERS PATHPR
E10.03 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'College or department placement office'....  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_PLACEMENT PATHPO
E10.04 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Professional meetings')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_MEETINGS PATHPM
E10.05 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Electronic postings')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_ELECTRONIC PATHEP
E10.06 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Newspapers')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_NEWSPAPERS PATHNP
E10.07 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Professional journals')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_JOURNALS PATHPJ
E10.08 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Informal channels through colleagues or....  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_INFORMAL PATHIC
E10.09 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Direct contacts you initiated with comp....  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_DIRECT_CONTACTS PATHDC
E10.10 Which of the following resources did you use for seeking or finding your first career path job after receiving your doctorate? (Response to 'Other')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCES_OTHER PATHOT
E11.1 Which TWO resources were most responsible for finding your first career path job? (Response to 'MOST Important Resource')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCE_PRIMARY PATHPRI
E11.2 Which TWO resources were most responsible for finding your first career path job? (Response to 'SECOND MOST Important Resource')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCE_SECONDARY PATHSEC
E11.NONE Which TWO resources were most responsible for finding your first career path job? (Marked box 'Not Held or Accepted a Career Path Job Since Receiving Doctorate'')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RESOURCE_NA PATHNA
E12 How many months elapsed between the time you completed your doctorate and the time you accepted your first career path job?  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_MONTHS_ELAPSED PATHMOS
E13.1 How did completing your doctoral degree affect the following aspects of that job you held? (Response to 'Salary level')  D_JOB_PHD_COMPLETE_AFFECT_SALARY AFSAL
E13.2 How did completing your doctoral degree affect the following aspects of that job you held? (Response to 'Level of responsibility')  D_JOB_PHD_COMPLETE_AFFECT_RESPONSIBILITY AFFLEL
E13.3 How did completing your doctoral degree affect the following aspects of that job you held? (Response to 'Job security')  D_JOB_PHD_COMPLETE_AFFECT_SECURITY AFFSEC
E13.4 How did completing your doctoral degree affect the following aspects of that job you held? (Response to 'Degree of interesting or rewarding work')  D_JOB_PHD_COMPLETE_AFFECT_REWARDING_WORK AFFREW
E13.5 How did completing your doctoral degree affect the following aspects of that job you held? (Response to 'Degree of technically demanding work')  D_JOB_PHD_COMPLETE_AFFECT_DEMANDING_WORK AFFTECH
E13.6 How did completing your doctoral degree affect the following aspects of that job you held? (Response to 'Management activities expected')  D_JOB_PHD_COMPLETE_AFFECT_MANAGEMENT AFFMNG
E13.7 How did completing your doctoral degree affect the following aspects of that job you held? (Response to 'Other')  D_JOB_PHD_COMPLETE_AFFECT_OTHER AFFOTH
E14 Were you still holding this first career path job during the week of April 15, 1997?  D_JOB_PHD_HELD_CAREER_PATH JOBHOLD
E15 Thinking about the relationship between your work and your education, to what extent was your work on your first career path job related to your doctoral degree field?  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_RELTD_TO_DEGREE PHDRELAT
E16.1 (If not related) Did any of these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside your doctoral degree field? (Response to 'Pay or promotion opportunities')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_OUTSIDE_FIELD_PAY INPAY
E16.2 (If not related) Did any of these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside your doctoral degree field? (Response to 'Working conditions')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_OUTSIDE_FIELD_WORK_CONDITIONS INCOND
E16.3 (If not related) Did any of these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside your doctoral degree field? (Response to 'Job location')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_OUTSIDE_FIELD_LOCATION INLOC
E16.4 (If not related) Did any of these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside your doctoral degree field? (Response to 'Change in career or professional interests')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_OUTSIDE_FIELD_INTEREST_CHANGE INCHANGE
E16.5 (If not related) Did any of these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside your doctoral degree field? (Response to 'Family-related reasons')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_OUTSIDE_FIELD_FAMILY INFAM
E16.6 (If not related) Did any of these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside your doctoral degree field? (Response to 'Job in doctoral field not available')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_OUTSIDE_FIELD_JOB_NA INNA
E16.7 (If not related) Did any of these factors influence your decision to work in an area outside your doctoral degree field? (Response to 'Other')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PATH_OUTSIDE_FIELD_OTHER INOTHER
E18.01 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'General problem solving skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_PROBLEM_SOLVING ADQGP
E18.02 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Subject matter knowledge')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_KNOWLEDGE ADQKNOW
E18.03 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Oral communication skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_COMMUNICATION ADQCOMM
E18.04 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Teaching skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_TEACHING ADQTEACH
E18.05 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Collaboration and team work skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_TEAM_WORK ADQTEAM
E18.06 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Quantitative skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_QUANTITATIVE ADQQUA
E18.07 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Writing skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_WRITING ADQWRITE
E18.08 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Computer skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_COMPUTER ADQCOMP
E18.09 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Research integrity/ethics')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_ETHICS ADQETHIC
E18.10 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Establishing contacts with colleagues in fi....  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_CONTACTS ADQCONT
E18.11 In terms of perparing you for a career, how adequate was your doctoral program or training in each of the following areas? (Response to 'Management or administrative skills')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PREPARE_MANAGEMENT ADQMNG
E19.1 In which TWO areas would you have liked to have had more training or emphasis in your doctoral program? (Response to "FIRST area")  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_BETTER_PREPARE_PRIMARY_AREA ADQPRI
E19.2 In which TWO areas would you have liked to have had more training or emphasis in your doctoral program? (Response to "SECOND area")  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_BETTER_PREPARE_SECONDARY_AREA ADQSEC
E19.NONE In which TWO areas would you have liked to have had more training or emphasis in your doctoral program? (Marked box 'No Additional Training or Emphsis Desired')  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_BETTER_PREPARE_NONE ADQNONE
E20 Overall, how satisfied are you with the doctoral program you completed?  D_JOB_PHD_CAREER_PROGRAM_SATISFIED PHDSATIS
F01 During the week of April 15 were you - …  W_DEM_MARITAL_STATUS MARSTA
F01 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_MARITAL_STAT_MARRIED MARIND
F02 During the week of April 15, was your spouse working for pay (or profit) at a full-time or part-time job?  W_DEM_SPOUSE_WORKING_IND SPOWK
F03.1 Did your spouse's duties on this job require technical expertise equivalent to at least a bachelor's degree in -- (Response to "engineering, computer science, math or the natural s....  W_DEM_SPOUSE_WORK_EXPERT_PHYS_SCI SPNAT
F03.2 Did your spouse's duties on this job require technical expertise equivalent to at least a bachelor's degree in -- (Response to "the social sciences")  W_DEM_SPOUSE_WORK_EXPERT_SOCIAL_SCI SPSOC
F03.3 Did your spouse's duties on this job require technical expertise equivalent to at least a bachelor's degree in -- (Response to "some other field")  W_DEM_SPOUSE_WORK_EXPERT_OTHER SPOT
F04 During the week of April 15, did you have any children living with you as part of your family?  W_DEM_CHILDREN_IN_HOUSEHOLD CHLVIN
F05.1 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_IND_UNDER_2 CHU2IN
F05.1 How many of these children living with you as part of your family were - (Response to "under age 2")  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_UNDER_2 CHU2
F05.1 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_UNDER_2_PUB CHU2PB
F05.2 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_IND_2_5 CH25IN
F05.2 How many of these children living with you as part of your family were - (Response to "aged 2 - 5")  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_2_5 CH25
F05.2 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_2_5_PUB CH25PB
F05.3 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_IND_6_11 CH611IN
F05.3 How many of these children living with you as part of your family were - (Response to "aged 6 - 11")  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_6_11 CH611
F05.3 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_6_11_PUB CH611PB
F05.4 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_IND_12_17 CH1217IN
F05.4 How many of these children living with you as part of your family were - (Response to "aged 12 - 17")  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_12_17 CH1217
F05.4 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_12_17_PUB CH1217P
F05.5 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_IND_18 CH18IN
F05.5 How many of these children living with you as part of your family were - (Response to "aged 18 or older")  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_18 CH18
F05.5 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  W_DEM_CHILDREN_NBR_18_PUB CH18PB
F06 During the week of April 15, [survey year], were you living in the United States or one of its territories, or were you living in another country?  V_DEM_CITIZENSHIP_LIVE_IN_US FNINUS
F07.US-citizen Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  V_DEM_CITIZENSHIP_US_CITIZEN CTZUSIN
F07.non-citizen During the week of April 15, [survey year], were you a - (Response to "Citizenship" categories)  V_DEM_CITIZENSHIP_STATUS CTZN
F08 Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  V_DEM_CITIZENSHIP_CNTRY_CD FNCCD
F09.DD What is your birthdate? (Day portion of response)  U_DEM_BIRTH_DATE_DAY BIRDAY
F09.MM In what month and year were you born? (Month portion of response)  U_DEM_BIRTH_DATE_MO BIRMN
F09.YY In what month and year were you born? (Year portion of response)  U_DEM_BIRTH_DATE_YR BIRYR
F09.YY Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  U_DEM_BIRTH_DATE_YR_PUB BIRYRP
F10.1 What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with -- (Response to "SEEING words or letters in ordinary newsprint (with glasses/contact lenses if you usually wear them)")  X_DEM_DISABLE_SEEING_SEVERITY DIFSEE
F10.2 What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with -- (Response to "HEARING what is normally said in conversation with another person (with hearing aid, if you usually wear one)"....  X_DEM_DISABLE_HEARING_SEVERITY DIFHEAR
F10.3 What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with -- (Response to "WALKING without assistance (human or mechanical) or using stairs)")  X_DEM_DISABLE_WALKING_SEVERITY DIFWALK
F10.4 What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with -- (Response to "LIFTING or carrying something as heavy as 10 pounds, such as a bag of groceries)")  X_DEM_DISABLE_LIFTING_SEVERITY DIFLIFT
F11 What is the USUAL degree of difficulty you have with -- (Responded by checking "NONE" box)  X_DEM_DISABLE_NONE_IND DIFNO
F12.1 Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  X_DEM_DISABLE_EARLIEST_AGE_5_YR_GROUPING DIFAGEGR
F12.age What is the earliest age at which you FIRST began experiencing ANY difficulties in any of these areas?  X_DEM_DISABLE_EARLIEST_AGE DIFAGE
F12.since-birth What is the earliest age at which you FIRST began experiencing ANY difficulties in any of these areas? (Responded by checking "Since Birth" box)  X_DEM_DISABLE_SINCE_BIRTH DIFBIR
N/C How many college or university degrees do you have at the bachelor's level or higher?  J_ED_BA_AND_ABOVE_DEGREE_NBR BSDGN
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_3_YR_GROUPING BAAYR3
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_5_YR_GROUPING BAAYR5
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_3_YR_GROUPING MR3YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_5_YR_GROUPING MR5YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_3_YR_GROUPING HDACY3
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_5_YR_GROUPING HDAY5
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  P_ED_2ND_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_3_YR_GROUPING D23YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  P_ED_2ND_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_5_YR_GROUPING D25YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_3_YR_GROUPING D33YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_5_YR_GROUPING D35YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  R_ED_4TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_3_YR_GROUPING D43YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  R_ED_4TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_5_YR_GROUPING D45YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  S_ED_5TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_3_YR_GROUPING D53YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  S_ED_5TH_HD_DEGREE_AWARD_YR_5_YR_GROUPING D55YR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  T_ED_USDOC_DEGREE_AWARD_MO SDRMN
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  T_ED_USDOC_DEGREE_AWARD_YR SDRYR
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  T_ED_USDOC_MAJOR_ED_CAT SDRMED
SED Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  T_ED_USDOC_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD SDRST
SYSTEM Using the JOB CODES, choose the code that BEST describes the work you were doing on your principal job during the week of April 15  B_JOB_CAT OCPR
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_2ND_JOB_CAT OCS
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  C_JOB_LAST_JOB_CAT OCLST
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  E_JOB_EMPLR_EDUC_INST_CAT INSTCOD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  E_JOB_EMPLR_EDUC_INST_PUB_OR_PRIV PUBPRI
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  E_JOB_EMPLR_LOC_REGION EMRG
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  E_JOB_EMPLR_ST_CTRY_CD EMST
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Earnings from employment")  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_EARNINGS BAFERN
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial assistance from your employer")  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_EMPR BAFEM
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial support from parents/other relatives, not t....  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_GIFTS BAFGFT
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Tuition waivers, fellowships, grants, scholarships")  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_GRANTS BAFGRN
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from the school you attended, banks, federal or....  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS BAFLN
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from parents or other relatives")  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS_PARENT BAFPLN
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Other")  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_OTHR BAFOT
SYSTEM FIRST BACHELOR'S DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Assistantships/Work Study")  J_ED_BA_FINAN_SUPP_WRK_STUDY BAFAST
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT BANED
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_PUB BANEDP
SYSTEM Using the EDUCATION CODES…,select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s): SECOND MAJOR OR MINOR  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_RPTD BANEDX
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MAJOR BASEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MINOR BANENG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_ED_CAT_PUB BAMEDP
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_ED_GROUP_MAJOR BAMEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_MAJOR_ED_GROUP_MINOR BAMENG
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  J_ED_BA_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS BACARN
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  J_ED_BA_SCHOOL_CODE BAINCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  J_ED_BA_SCHOOL_PUBLIC_OR_PRIVTE BAPBPR
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_SCHOOL_REGION BARGN
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_SCHOOL_REGION_PUB BARGNP
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  J_ED_BA_SCHOOL_REGION_US_NONUS BADGRUS
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  J_ED_BA_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD BAST
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_PUB MRNEDP
SYSTEM Using the EDUCATION CODES…,select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s): SECOND MAJOR OR MINOR  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_RPTD MRNEDX
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MAJOR MRSEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MINOR MRNENG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_ED_CAT_PUB MRMEDP
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_ED_GRP_MAJOR MRMEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_MAJOR_ED_GRP_MINOR MRMENG
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  M_ED_MR_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS MRCARN
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  M_ED_MR_SCHOOL_CODE MRINCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  M_ED_MR_SCHOOL_PUB_OR_PRIV MRPBPR
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_SCHOOL_REGION MRRGN
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_SCHOOL_REGION_PUB MRRGNP
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  M_ED_MR_SCHOOL_REGION_US_NONUS MRDGRUS
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  M_ED_MR_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD MRST
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_ED_CAT_PUB TCEDP
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_ED_GRP_MAJOR PFMAEDGR
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  N_ED_SINCE_MR_ENROLL_ED_GRP_MINOR PFMIEDGR
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Earnings from employment")  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_EARNINGS HDFERN
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial assistance from your employer")  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_EMPR HDFEM
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial support from parents/other relatives, not to be repa....  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_GIFTS HDFGFT
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Tuition waivers, fellowships, grants, scholarships")  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_GRANTS HDFGRN
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from the school you attended, banks, federal or state go....  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS HDFLN
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from parents or other relatives")  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS_PARENT HDFPLN
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Other")  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_OTHR HDFOT
SYSTEM HIGHEST DEGREE: From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Assistantships/Work Study")  O_ED_HD_FINAN_SUPP_WRK_STUDY HDFAST
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT HDNED
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_PUB HDNEDP
SYSTEM Using the EDUCATION CODES…,select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s): SECOND MAJOR OR MINOR  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_RPTD HDNEDX
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MAJOR HDSEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MINOR HDNENG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  O_ED_HD_MAJOR_ED_GRP_MAJOR_PUB DGRMEMP
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  O_ED_HD_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS HDCARN
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  O_ED_HD_SCHOOL_CODE HDINCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  O_ED_HD_SCHOOL_PUB_OR_PRIV HDPBPR
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  O_ED_HD_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD HDST
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  P_ED_2ND_HD_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS D2CARN
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  P_ED_2ND_HD_SCHOOL_CODE D2INCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  P_ED_2ND_HD_SCHOOL_PUB_OR_PRIV D2PBPR
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  P_ED_2ND_HD_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD D2ST
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_PUB D3NEDP
SYSTEM Using the EDUCATION CODES…,select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s): SECOND MAJOR OR MINOR  Q_ED_3RD_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_RPTD D3NEDX
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MAJOR D3SEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MINOR D3NENG
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS D3CARN
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_SCHOOL_CODE D3INCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_SCHOOL_PUB_OR_PRIV D3PBPR
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Q_ED_3RD_HD_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD D3ST
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Earnings from employment")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_EARNINGS D4FERN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial assistance from your employer")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_EMPR D4FEM
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial support from parents/other relatives, not to be repaid")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_GIFTS D4FGFT
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Tuition waivers, fellowships, grants, scholarships")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_GRANTS D4FGRN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from the school you attended, banks, federal or state govt")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS D4FLN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from parents or other relatives")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS_PARENT D4FPLN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Other")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_OTHR D4FOT
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Assistantships/Work Study")  R_ED_4TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_WRK_STUDY D4FAST
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  R_ED_4TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT D4NED
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  R_ED_4TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_PUB D4NEDP
SYSTEM Using the EDUCATION CODES…,select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s): SECOND MAJOR OR MINOR  R_ED_4TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_RPTD D4NEDX
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  R_ED_4TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MAJOR D4SEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  R_ED_4TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MINOR D4NENG
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  R_ED_4TH_HD_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS D4CARN
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  R_ED_4TH_HD_SCHOOL_CODE D4INCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  R_ED_4TH_HD_SCHOOL_PUB_OR_PRIV D4PBPR
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  R_ED_4TH_HD_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD D4ST
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Earnings from employment")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_EARNINGS D5FERN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial assistance from your employer")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_EMPR D5FEM
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Financial support from parents/other relatives, not to be repaid")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_GIFTS D5FGFT
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Tuition waivers, fellowships, grants, scholarships")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_GRANTS D5FGRN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from the school you attended, banks, federal or state govt")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS D5FLN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Loans from parents or other relatives")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_LOANS_PARENT D5FPLN
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Other")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_OTHR D5FOT
SYSTEM From which, if any, of these sources did you receive financial support for this degree? (Response to "Assistantships/Work Study")  S_ED_5TH_HD_FINAN_SUPP_WRK_STUDY D5FAST
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT D5NED
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_PUB D5NEDP
SYSTEM Using the EDUCATION CODES…,select the relevant degree field code(s) and title(s): SECOND MAJOR OR MINOR  S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_CAT_RPTD D5NEDX
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MAJOR D5SEMG
SYSTEM Derived within SESTAT from reported information.  S_ED_5TH_HD_MAJOR_2ND_MAJ_ED_GRP_MINOR D5NENG
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  S_ED_5TH_HD_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS D5CARN
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  S_ED_5TH_HD_SCHOOL_CODE D5INCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  S_ED_5TH_HD_SCHOOL_PUB_OR_PRIV D5PBPR
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  S_ED_5TH_HD_SCHOOL_ST_CTRY_CD D5ST
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  T_ED_USDOC_SCHOOL_CARNEGIE_CLS SDRCARN
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  T_ED_USDOC_SCHOOL_CODE SDRINCD
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  T_ED_USDOC_SCHOOL_PUB_OR_PRIV SDRPBPR
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  U_DEM_BIRTH_PLACE_ST_CNTRY_CD BTHST
SYSTEM Are you - (Response to "Sex" categories)  U_DEM_GENDER GENDER
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  U_DEM_RACE_CAT RACE
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  U_DEM_RACE_ETHNICITY_CAT RACETH
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  U_DEM_RACE_HISPANIC_CAT HSPTP
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  U_DEM_RACE_HISPANIC_ORIGIN_IND HSPIN
SYSTEM Derived from reported information.  U_RESPONDENT_LOCATION_STATE_COUNTRY RESPLO3
SYSTEM What is the HIGHEST level of education COMPLETED by your parents? (Response for "Father (Stepfather or male guardian)")  W_DEM_PARENT_FATHERS_ED_LEVEL EDDAD
SYSTEM What is the HIGHEST level of education COMPLETED by your parents? (Response for "Mother (Stepmother or female guardian)")  W_DEM_PARENT_MOTHERS_ED_LEVEL EDMOM
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Z_REFERENCE_ID_NUMBER REFID
SYSTEM Survey Cohort  Z_SURVEY_COHORT COHORT
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Z_SURVEY_IDENTIFIER SURID
SYSTEM Survey Mode  Z_SURVEY_MODE SRVMODE
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Z_SURVEY_YEAR REFYR
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Z_VALID_RECORD_INDICATOR VALIND
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Z_WEIGHTING_FACTOR WEIGHT
SYSTEM Data item developed by survey contractors using available administrative data.  Z_WEIGHTING_FACTOR_SURVEY WTSURVY

Note: FRAME or SYSTEM refers to administrative data not collected via the questionnaire.


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